Tag: Saaleha Idrees Bamjee

26 Sep 2018

With a slowly growing market, a steady stream of emerging voices in both print and spoken word, and the establishment of several interesting small presses, English-language poetry in South Africa is in as good a place as it’s ever been. With...

02 Aug 2018

To be resolute in faith – in God, in oneself – in times of grief and disappointment. To unapologetically assert one’s woman- and personhood in a society that attempts to devalue both. To seek hidden parts of yourself, both new...

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